Reel holder



prl 23, 1931. H. F. GoLDsMlTH REEL HOLDER Filed Nov. 9. 1927 M 2 M i o yL. oT/f su G H 8%2 H Patented Apr. 28, 1931 5PMENT OFFICE] HENRY F.`GOLDSMITH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA', ASSIGNOR T0, FRIED-BERGER-AARON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF

A. CORPORATION 0FV PENNSYLVANIA REEL HOLDER,

Application mea November 9,1927; serial No. 232,614.

rIhis invention relates to a holder for r0- tatably supporting a reel ofmaterial such as ribbon for display and which will permit of theunwinding ofthe reel for the purpose of severing therefrom sections ofthe material. Y

In devices of this characteritis desirable to have the material exposedto view and at the same time to protect it from dust which would collectupon its surface. If the reel is supported to rotate about a horizontalaxis, the upper portion of its circumferential surface may be covered bya strip of transparent material secured to the holder. As the materialis removed the diameter of the reel decreasesand ifthe transparent stripyis secured tothe holder so as to have a fixed radius of curvature, thesurface of the reeled material moves inwardly therefrom. Thisyseparation of the surface of the reel from the transparent strip isobjectionable for two reasons: First, a vpassage is produced i andthrough which dust may enter over the upper surface of the reel; and,secondly, reflection of lights from the transparent strip lowers thevisibility of the depressed, and consequently darkened, surface of thematerial.

The object of this invention is the provision of a covering strip of thecharacter above referred to which will be maintained in contact with thesurface of the reel during the unwinding thereof.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the reel holder;

Fig. 2 is an end elevati-on of the right of iFig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the left of Fic'. 1' Y Figfll is a sectionon line 4 4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 5 of Fig. 3;

' cured toa hub 4 by securing means such as indicated at 6. The sidemembers 2 are shown provided with flared bottoms to form asupportingbase for the holder.v Hub 4 is adapted to receive a reel 8 ofribbon, tape, or

` located as shown in Figsl and 3. i The free end'of covering strip 12is vvsecured,\for example, by adhesive, to the outer wall ofa flattened-loop of pasteboard 16, through which loop the free end 18 of the stripma terial forming the reel is threaded. Y.

The function of'this arrangement tok maintain the covering strip 12 incontact with the surface of the reel will be apparent. In the unwindingoperation the strip forming the reel tensions covering strip 12 byreason of the frictional engagement of the loop 16 with the unwindingstrip.

' It is desirable to leave an extensive portion of the lower surface ofthe reel uncovered so that a finger may be inserted to Contact with thereel surface as shown in Fig. 1 to rewind thereon any portion of thestrip which has been unwound in excess of that desired for use or sale.If during such rewinding loop. 16 is frictionally carried upwardproducing a bulge in the covering strip, the covering strip may berestored to proper position byy a manual downward movement of loop 16.

It should be understood that the invention is not limited in itsapplication to a reel holder of the specific construction shown, nor,indeed, to any particular type of support for the reel, so long asprovisions are made fo the rotation of the reel.

Nor is it intended to limit the invention to any specific means forsecuring the transparent covering member in position nor the specificmeans shown for'carrying the free end of the covering member and forprovid-- ing for the slidable frictional engagement between the coveringmember and the strip material being unwound. Thus, in place of the*PHILADELPHIA, PENNsnrmmivra,l y,

flattened loop 16 may be substituted a slotted late 20, conveniently ofpasteboard, shown 1n Fig. 6. In this modification, the end of thecovering strip 12 is adhesively secured to the rear of plate 20 abovethe slot, While the free end 18 of the strip material extends from theback of the plate through the slot onto the front of the plate.

What I claim and desire to protect by Let! ters Patent is:

1. In combination with a support upon which a reel of strip material maybe rtatably mounted, a covering member for a portion of thecircumferential surface of the l reel and means on said covering memberarrangedfto frictionally engage said strip materia! whereby unwinding ofthe strip material Will draw the covering member into contact with thesurface of the reel.

20 2. In combination with a support upon which a reel of strip materialmay be rotatably mounted, a flexible coi/'ering strip for a portion ofthe circumferential surface of the reel, one end of said covering stripbeing Secured to the support and the other end of Said covering striphaving means arranged to frictionally engage said strip material wherebyunwinding of the strip material Will draw the covering strip intoContact With the 3l, surface of the reel.

-In'testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, atPhiladelphia, Penn- `Sylvania, on this 7th day of November, 1927.

HENRY F. GOLDSMITH.

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